BMAL 500 Quiz 5

BMAL 500 Quiz 5 Liberty University

Set 1

1. Daniel has been promoted three times. As he moves up in the organization, he will increasingly need
2. ______ power is the basis of power that most people think of as authority.
3. Which of the following interpersonal traits has research shown to have a negative relationship with leadership effectiveness?
4. __________ are intentional acts of influence to enhance or protect the self-interest of individuals or groups that are not endorsed by or aligned with those of the organization.
5. When a leader is resolving disputes and facilitating communication among subordinates, he or she is engaging in ________ behaviors.
6. Legitimate power can be expressed either positively or negatively.
7. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a servant-leader?
8. ______ is the leader behavior that organizes and defines what group members should be doing to maximize output.
9. Structural empowerment is an input into psychological empowerment.
10. _________ is(are) the efforts to enhance employee performance, well-being, and positive attitudes.
11. Leadership is the same thing as managing.
12. Having the sense that you have control over your work is called self-determination.
13. In Fiedler’s model, both high-control and low-control situations call for relationship-motivated leadership.
14. Which of the following is not a principle of persuasion?
15. People who do what is required, exert no extra effort, and provide no extra input are said to be resisting.
16. Which of the following statements about impression management is false?
17. Effective leader behaviors can be systematically improved and developed.
18. Leaders need cognitive abilities to derive effective solutions in short time spans with limited information.
19. The dimensions of situational control in Fiedler’s model are
20. Compliance can be a result of __________ power.
21. Research indicates that leadership prototypes have recently been changing to emphasize more feminine traits and styles that emphasize empowerment, fairness, compassion, and supportiveness.
22. Men were seen as displaying both more task and social leadership than women.
23. Fred always announces his decisions at weekly staff meetings. He doesn’t waste time asking for employee input because he already knows what he wants to do. This reflects ________, the lowest level of empowerment.
24. Effective empowerment involves giving decision-making authority to all employees in each and every situation.
25. Idealized influence by a leader entails behaviors associated with instilling pride, respect, and trust within employees.

Set 2

1. Which of the following is not considered a contingency factor in House’s path-goal theory?
2. When a leader is resolving disputes and facilitating communication among subordinates, he or she is engaging in ________ behaviors.
3. _______ power comes into play when one’s personal characteristics and social relationships become the reason for compliance.
4. Which of the following is not a principle of persuasion?
5. Marcy grudgingly agrees to Herb’s proposal and needs a lot of prodding to satisfy the minimum requirements. Marcy is exhibiting
6. Having the sense that you have control over your work is called self-determination.
7. ______ is the leader behavior that organizes and defines what group members should be doing to maximize output.
8. __________ are intentional acts of influence to enhance or protect the self-interest of individuals or groups that are not endorsed by or aligned with those of the organization.
9. Daniel has been promoted three times. As he moves up in the organization, he will increasingly need
10. Transactional leaders transform followers to pursue organizational goals over self-interests.
11. Carol is a behind-the-scenes kind of person, but everyone wants her on their committee because those committees tend to meet their objectives. Which of the following statements might describe why people want Carol on their committee?
12. In which of the following situations would a leader’s situational control be considered high?
13. Effective leader behaviors can be systematically improved and developed.
14. Hugh tries his best to convince Irene about a new business proposal, but Irene presents some good counterarguments and stalls the proposal. This is an example of
15. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a servant-leader?
16. Structural empowerment is an input into psychological empowerment.
17. Which of the following is a “hard” influence tactic?
18. ______ is(are) conscious efforts to affect and change a specific behavior in others.
19. Legitimate power can be expressed either positively or negatively.
20. Alexa, a manager, explains to Harvey that if he is late to work one more time in the next six weeks he will be suspended without pay for a day. Alexa is exercising _______ power.
21. Which of the following interpersonal traits has research shown to have a negative relationship with leadership effectiveness?
22. ___________ power tends to produce __________.
23. Transactional leadership encompasses all of the following except
24. Research indicates that leadership prototypes have recently been changing to emphasize more feminine traits and styles that emphasize empowerment, fairness, compassion, and supportiveness.
25. Effective empowerment involves giving decision-making authority to all employees in each and every situation.